All right, listen up guys. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except... the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation.

I don't get it. Why do they think an originally R-rated franchise that's old and most popular with older guys needs to have a rating that allows kids to go see it unaccompanied? Who are the teens who want to see a new Die Hard movie? And how did this supposedly work well enough the last time that it's happening again?

Nem Wan:I don't get it. Why do they think an originally R-rated franchise that's old and most popular with older guys needs to have a rating that allows kids to go see it unaccompanied? Who are the teens who want to see a new Die Hard movie? And how did this supposedly work well enough the last time that it's happening again?

Well, thank God. As a decent and upstanding Christian who cares about the children, etc., I am offended when my scenes of shooting deaths, explosive deaths and other carnage are soiled with foul language.

Nem Wan:I don't get it. Why do they think an originally R-rated franchise that's old and most popular with older guys needs to have a rating that allows kids to go see it unaccompanied? Who are the teens who want to see a new Die Hard movie? And how did this supposedly work well enough the last time that it's happening again?

Maybe it's not about teens going unaccompanied, but parents of younger kids deciding whether it's a good idea to take them to the theater and annoy everybody else rather than the more sensical choices of hiring a babysitter or waiting for it to come out on Netflix. Each family of 4 is going to bring in like $50 in ticket revenue plus whatever absurd amount they charge for popcorn these days.

This will, again, NOT be a Die Hard movie. Just like "Part 4" was in no way a Die Hard movie.

Wtf happened between 1995 and now? How do the first 3 have all the swearing Die Hard fans crave, yet now it's pussified so much that it ruins the very franchise?

Die Hard only has 3 movies. I don't know what those other two are, but they aren't Die Hard films.

Won't be getting my money.

Being rated PG-13 means they'll sell way more tickets to teenagers under the age of 17 than they'll lose from adults who are angry that they can't hear Bruce Willis say the word "motherfarker". I doubt they're worried about losing your ticket.

As close as I can figure, at some point John McClain was possessed with the spirit of the Hindu demi-god Rama (7th earthly incarnation of Vishnu). It is the only way to explain the helicopter and jet scenes.

This will, again, NOT be a Die Hard movie. Just like "Part 4" was in no way a Die Hard movie.

Wtf happened between 1995 and now? How do the first 3 have all the swearing Die Hard fans crave, yet now it's pussified so much that it ruins the very franchise?

Die Hard only has 3 movies. I don't know what those other two are, but they aren't Die Hard films.

Won't be getting my money.

Being rated PG-13 means they'll sell way more tickets to teenagers under the age of 17 than they'll lose from adults who are angry that they can't hear Bruce Willis say the word "motherfarker". I doubt they're worried about losing your ticket.

If enough negative hype gets created about the movie being neutered, those teenager might skip it.

Still has that stupid taxi-helicopter scene, the fighter jet, the ridiculous "why isn't she dead yet" fight with Maggie Q, and Kevin Smith. The R-rated version is more watchable, but is still a bad movie. Not even Timothy Olyphant could save that one.

dalovindj:All right, listen up guys. 'Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, except... the four assholes coming in the rear in standard two-by-two cover formation.

sure haven't:Wtf happened between 1995 and now? How do the first 3 have all the swearing Die Hard fans crave, yet now it's pussified so much that it ruins the very franchise?

Well, you've kinda summed it up. It's now a "franchise", a "brand". It's being run by accountants who will do the same shiat they did before, but aim to maximise profit. The golden rule with sequels is to look at what else the director has done. If it's a load of poop, he's a director for hire.

Precuts informationDuring post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission

Note: The following text may contain spoilersThis work was originally seen for advice in an unfinished form. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a '15' certificate but that their preferred '12A' classification could be achieved by making a number of cuts to both language and visuals. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made to reduce the number of uses of strong language (both 'f**k' and 'motherf***er') and to reduce sequences of bloody violence, including blood sprays when characters are shot in the head, and punches to restrained individuals. The formal submission was consequently rated '12A'.

Note: The following text may contain spoilersA GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD is the fifth film in the DIE HARD action franchise starring Bruce Willis as New York City cop John McClane. In this film McClane travels to Russia and joins forces with his son to foil a nuclear weapons heist. It is rated 12A for strong language and violence.The film contains four uses of strong language ('f**k') and a partial use of 'motherf***er', the end of which has been cut short so the implied strong language is not heard in full.Against a backdrop of explosions, car chases and the destruction of property, there are a number of scenes featuring shootings which occasionally show brief bullet impacts, but there is no focus on blood or injury. In scenes of hand-to-hand combat we see brief punches and kicks, impressionistic rifle butt blows and an implied, but unseen, neck break. Although there are some crunchy sound effects and incidental shots of the heroes with blood on their faces and clothes, no detail of injury is shown.A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD also includes scenes of gun threat to the head and several brief shots of knife-blades as the heroes prepare to defend themselves. There are also passing references to 'doing drugs' and some mild innuendo.No-one younger than 12 may see a 12A film in a cinema unless accompanied by an adult. No-one younger than 12 may rent or buy a 12 rated video or DVD.

Its normal for the BBFC to give advice on what it takes for a film to get a rating. For example the Hunger Games was a boarderline 15 (only 15 and above can watch in cinema or buy) but with a bit of CGI to remove some blood splatter it became a 12.

Nem Wan:I don't get it. Why do they think an originally R-rated franchise that's old and most popular with older guys needs to have a rating that allows kids to go see it unaccompanied? Who are the teens who want to see a new Die Hard movie? And how did this supposedly work well enough the last time that it's happening again?

They're afraid to make ANYTHING Rated 'R' nowadays. This is so bad that when a Rated 'R' movie comes out, they act like it's NC-!7 or something. I'm tired of them trying to nice up 'R' movies to make them family friendly. Keep the family movies family friendly, and keep the Rated 'R' movies rated 'R'. How farking hard is that? Not everything has to nail it in every market.

Precuts informationDuring post-production, the distributor sought and was given advice on how to secure the desired classification. Following this advice, certain changes were made prior to submission

Note: The following text may contain spoilersThis work was originally seen for advice in an unfinished form. The company was advised that the film was likely to receive a '15' certificate but that their preferred '12A' classification could be achieved by making a number of cuts to both language and visuals. When the finished version of the film was submitted for formal classification, edits had been made to reduce the number of uses of strong language (both 'f**k' and 'motherf***er') and to reduce sequences of bloody violence, including blood sprays when characters are shot in the head, and punches to restrained individuals. The formal submission was consequently rated '12A'.

Note: The following text may contain spoilersA GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD is the fifth film in the DIE HARD action franchise starring Bruce Willis as New York City cop John McClane. In this film McClane travels to Russia and joins forces with his son to foil a nuclear weapons heist. It is rated 12A for strong language and violence.The film contains four uses of strong language ('f**k') and a partial use of 'motherf***er', the end of which has been cut short so the implied strong language is not heard in full.Against a backdrop of explosions, car chases and the destruction of property, there are a number of scenes featuring shootings which occasionally show brief bullet impacts, but there is no focus on blood or injury. In scenes of hand-to-hand combat we see brief punches and kicks, impressionistic rifle butt blows and an implied, but unseen, neck break. Although there are some crunchy sound effects and incidental shots of the heroes with blood on their faces and clothes, no detail of injury is shown.A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD also includes scenes of gun threat to the head a ...

WTF does any of that have to do with a hero who's supposed to be in the wrong place at the wrong time?! And teaming with his son?

Slow To Return:Without the iconic "Yippie-Kai-Yay MF'er!" line, I doubt the first Die Hard movie would be any more remembered than Hudson Hawk.

To me it was notable because it was the first movie I had scene where the hero gets thrashed and actually accumulates wounds that aren't magically healed in the next scene. McClain gets dirtier, bloodier, and all around f'd up as the movie moves on. By the time he limps into the climatic showdown, he is a brilliant mess. So fun to watch. The wisecracks in the movie are way above par, and Bruce's delivery was inspired. A touchstone in cinematic action with or without that line..